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Global Parameters
Air temperature: 20 °C Air pressure: 101325 Pa Model: Allard & Champoux (1992) Absorber Parameters |
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This calculator estimates the absorption coefficient of a porous aborbent covered with a limp membrane. The absorber is assumed to be in front of a rigid backing (such as a solid wall). Up to two absorbers can be modelled at once. The input parameters are as follows:
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How it works
The formulae used by the calculator have been taken from the following sources:
Trevor J. Cox and Peter D'Antonio. 2009. Acoustic Absorbers and Diffusers: Theory, design and application, 2nd Edition. Taylor & Francis.
J. F. Allard and N. Atalla. 2009. Propagation of Sound in Porous Media: Modelling Sound Absorbing Materials, Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons.
J. F. Allard and Y. Champoux. 1992. New empirical equations for sound propagation in rigid frame fibrous materials. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 91(6), 3346-53.
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